| Upwey and Broadwey | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council | |
| Population | 4,518 |
| Major settlements | Compton Abbas |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | David James Northam (Liberal Democrat) |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
Upwey and Broadwey is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council. [1]
The ward is named after the Weymouth suburbs of Upwey and Broadwey. [2]
| Election | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Howard Legg [3] | |
| 2024 | David James Northam | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Richard Legg | 555 | 41.1 | ||
| Conservative | Kevin Brookes | 543 | 40.3 | ||
| Labour | Debra Kohana | 251 | 18.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 37.00 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David James Northam | 710 | 55.9 | +14.8 | |
| Conservative | Jan Edward Ernest Bergman | 317 | 25.0 | −15.3 | |
| Labour | Byron Silver | 242 | 19.1 | +0.5 | |
| Turnout | 1,269 | 34.04 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
